Crepe Paper Flower Tutorial

Crepe Paper Flowers

Our monthly Artistic Stampers club always ends their business meetings with a Demo.  Tanya Green was on July's demo hostess......and she found this gem.  Crepe paper is abundant in most dollar stores and comes in a wide range of colors.  In the picture above I've chosen these to begin with.

Supplies

Crepe paper

Scissors (I always use Westcott Titanium Bonded Non Stick Scissors)

Aleene's Tacky Glue
Elmer's school glue

Non Stick Crafting Sheet
Kool-Tak: Sparkles/Blue, Sparkles/Silver

Buttons

1" Circle punch

Scrap piece of cardstock

Wire cutter (for cutting shanks off buttons)

Fan fold into 3" sections until you have a total of 10 sheets folded.
You can use 8 sheets but I like a fluffy flower!  Either way, both will look marvelous!

Cut into a m, keeping all papers stacked as shown in picture above.

Puddle the Elmer's glue on a paper plate. With crepe paper petals lightly pinched together, roll the tip of the petal into the glue.  A LITTLE goes a long way, lightly roll the petal top edge on the glue's surface.
Do not DUNK!

With your glitter poured into a small container, coat the glue with glitter.

Set aside to dry. Repeat with remaining petals.

Here I have all my petals drying on my non stick craft sheet.

DRIED and ready for the real fun to begin!
Here I've cut my 1" circles and I'm ready to roll!

With the TACKY glue, lightly tip the straight edge (end NOT glittered) into the glue.

Notice my 1" round piece of card stock in the background?  This is the base the flower will be built on.

Wha LA, first petal done!

Second petal done.

All 5 petals in place.
Now repeat with a second layer, alternating your petals over the lower petals.

Here's a white flower with lavender glitter.

The center of the flower has a dab of tacky glue in it and topped off with a pretty button.
I have THOUSANDS of buttons as I'm sure most of you do too......
so get to choosing the perfect flower center!

A purple button for the center of my white flower.

My favorite color is TEAL.......so you know I had to make one using my favorite color!

Another shot of the flowers set a side to let the centers dry.

I love the way these turned out......each flower has it's own personality! 

Now, should you decide to create your own crepe paper flowers, I'd LOVE to see them!!

Fall Splendor

I LOVE this Sizzix Caddy die created by Eileen Hull!  There are soooooooo many possibilities for this die but I wanted to use it in a totally different way than what it was intended for.  While looking for a fall wreath to put on my door, my mind began churning.  I didn't have one yet sooooo the "Fall Splendor" wreath became reality.  And what a LOVELY accent for my front door!

Each of the little caddies are spilling over with little pine cones, bits & pieces of fall flowers and little berries.  I bought a bundle of fall flowers and a grapevine wreath and wha la, the Fall Splendor wreath was created.

To see what the other fantastic designers came up with using this little caddy, click on the little button on the sidebar to the right "Sizzix's Fresh Vintage".  By clicking on this button it will let you "hop" forward.  The inspiration alone is well worth the look!

OH YES, visit Oh My Crafts to leave a comment for a chance to WIN the Flower Layers #9 die.  Just takes a minute so don't delay.......the die is one to have in your die inventory to create wonderful works of art!

Materials:

Grapevine wreath
Small bundle fall flowers
Duetica, Mandolyn font

Beacon Quick Grip adhesive

Sizzix Big Shot
Sizzix Caddy die

Sizzix Little Sizzles Mat Board (5)

Blumenthal Lansing Buttons

Krylon flat black spray paint

Krylon webbing paint
Ranger Distressed Inks (fall colors with application sponges)

Directions:

• cut 5 caddies from Sizzles mat board with the Big Shot
• spray caddy parts with Krylon flat black paint; let dry
• spray webbing on caddy parts; let dry
• sponge webbing with Ranger Distressed Inks
• assemble caddies
• fill caddies with brown craft crinkle paper
• add tiny pine cones & fall flower pieces
• pick flower/leaf parts off wire stems
• use Beacon's Quick Grip adhesive to adhere flowers to grapevine
• adhere caddies to wreath
• adhere Blumenthal Lansing buttons on caddies
• using the Mandolyn font by Duetica, type title

Now display your wreath with honor!